May 10, 2014

Kyle Kendrick and the Phillies Look to Take the Series Against the Mets

Yesterday, the Phillies battled and won in the eleventh inning thanks to a RBI double by Marlon Byrd that scored Chase Utley from second base. Tonight the Phillies will send Kyle Kendrick (0-3 3.58 ERA) to the hill. Kendrick will be looking to get some run support to get his first win of the season. He will be opposed by Dillon Gee (3-1 2.51), who is having a good year, after going 12-11 with a 3.62 ERA.

Game Notes:

Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins have excellent numbers against Gee. Howard is 7-15 with six home runs and 14 RBIs, while Rollins is 9-19 with two doubles.

With a win tonight, the Phillies will jump the Mets in the standings to fourth place and will be potentially two games back in the NL East.

Mets’ first baseman Eric Campbell was just called up from AAA where he was hitting .355 with three homers, 15 doubles, and 24 RBIs.

Phillies Lineup:

Ben Revere CF

Jimmy Rollins SS

Chase Utley 2B

Ryan Howard 1B

Marlon Byrd RF

Domonic Brown LF

Carlos Ruiz C

Cody Asche 3B

Kyle Kendrick P

Mets Lineup:

Juan Lagares CF

Daniel Murphy 2B

David Wright 3B

Curtis Granderson RF

Chris Young LF

Eric Campbell 1B

Wilmer Flores SS

Travis d’Arnaud C

Dillon Gee P

First Pitch: 7:10 PM ET

Location: Citi Field, New York, NY

Weather: 60oF Mostly Cloudy with showers and tstorms around

TV: CSN

Radio: 1210 WPHT, 94 WIP

Andrew Shipotofsky is a writer for Philliedelphia. Follow him Twitter @Ashipotofsky